Balkan Adriatic Shrimp Buzara with Garlic Tomato Sauce 🦐✨

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Fish and Seafood Balkan May 13, 2026 68
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Description

Balkan Adriatic Shrimp Buzara is a juicy coastal seafood dish with shrimp simmered in garlic, olive oil, tomato, white wine, parsley, and a glossy red sauce made for dipping bread. It tastes bright, rustic, and deeply Adriatic, with sweet shrimp, gentle acidity, and that rich tavern-style aroma that fills the table before the first bite. ✨

Hook ✨

Sweet shrimp, garlicky tomato sauce, white wine, parsley, and crusty bread make this Balkan seafood classic bold, messy, and unforgettable. 🦐

Ingredients

Servings: 4 ×1
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  • Shrimp base 🦐
  • Buzara sauce 🍅

Preparation

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Total Time

⏱ Prep: 15 min
🔥 Cook/Bake: 18 min
🛋 Rest: 10 min
⏰ Total: 43 min

Nutritional Value

🔥 Calories: ~335 kcal
💪 Protein: ~36 g
🍞 Carbohydrates: ~18 g
🧈 Fat: ~14 g
🌿 Fiber: ~3 g
🔥 335 kcal 💪 36 g protein 🍞 18 g carbs 🧈 14 g fat 🌾 3 g fiber
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Advice

Use shell-on shrimp if possible, because the shells give the sauce a deeper seafood flavor and keep the shrimp juicier while simmering.

Why it works 💡

Garlic and olive oil create the aromatic base, tomatoes and wine add acidity and depth, breadcrumbs lightly thicken the sauce, and parsley brings freshness so the shrimp stay bright instead of heavy.

Twist 🌶️

Add 150 g cleaned mussels (1 cup / 5.3 oz) with the shrimp for a mixed Adriatic buzara that feels even more coastal and generous.

Status

Sweet shrimp, glossy garlic tomato sauce, parsley, lemon, and warm bread make this Balkan Adriatic buzara taste like a seaside tavern at sunset. 🦐✨

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